The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-30

with them Bat let one 81 he third
class-let woman steal . shssp-
does the law soothe her n thesD esmp
fortin' tonesf No; Il thunden - IA.
in awful accents: You haint no busi-
ness with the Law. but tho Law has .
good deal Of business with You. vile
female; start for states prison. You
haint nothin' at al to do with the Law,
only to pay al the taxes It tells you
to; embrace . license bill that IL ruinin'
to your husband; give mp your limo.
cent little children to . wicked father
II il tells you to, and . few other little
things, such As bein' dragged OF to
prison BY it, chained up for life. and
hung. and ct cetery."
".Methought 1 once heard the
words. signs the female. True govern
ment consists in the consent Of tho
governed Did 1 dream them. or did
the voice Of luny pour them into my
ear?
'''Hnin't l told you. frowns the law
on her. that that don't mean wimmin7
Have / got to explain to your weakened
female comprehension again the great
fundamental truth that wimmen hain't
included and mingled in the law books
and statutes Of the country only in
condemnin' and punishin' sense. as it
were? Though I feel it to be a bendin'
down my powerful manly dignity to
elucidate the subject further, l will
consent to remind you of the consolin'
fact that though you wimmen are.
from the tender softness of your ma
ture and the illogical weakness Of your
minds. unfit from havin' any voice in
maxim the laws that govern you. you
have the right, and nobody can de-
prive you of it, to be punished in a
future world jest As hard rs man Of
the strongest intellect and to be hung
in this world Jest as dead as . dead
man; and what more can You ask for,
you unreasonable female woman your
"Then groans the woman rs the
great fundamental truths PUSHES upon
her: Il can be hung by the political
rope. but can't help twist it,
+" Jest So says the law.
"Alasr sithes the woman to herself,
would that had the sweet rights CT my
wild and foolish companions the idiots
and lungs! But says she. venturing.
with a beating heart. the timid and
bashful inquiry. are the laws always
just, that should obey them thus inn
plicitly?'
Idiots! lunatics! and wimmin! Are
they goin' to speak?' thunders the law.
Can believe my noble right ear? Can
l. bein' blindfolded, trust my seven
teen senses? Ill have you under.
stand that it haint no woman's bust
ness whether the laws are just or I'M
just. all you have got to do is jest to
obey 'em. so start off for prison. my
young woman
But my housework.' pleads the
'Woman's place is home; it
is her duty to remain at all hazards
within its holy and protectin' pre-
cincts How can I leave its sacred
retirement to moulder in States
prison"
.Houseworkr and the law fairly
yells the words, he is SO filed with
contempt at the idee. 'Housework!
Jest as if Homework is goin' to stand
in the way of the noble administration
Of the law! I admit the recklessness
md immortality of her leavin' that
holy haven long enough to vote; but
guess she can leave her housework
long enough to be condemned and
hung and so forth
But have got infant says the
of tender days. How can
go?'
"'That is nothin' to the case.' says
the law, in stern tones. The peculiar |
conditions of motherhood only units
!, female woman from ridin' to town
with her husband. in a covered CIR
Rage. once year. and layin' her vote |
IN pole. I'll have you understand |
is no hindrance to her at all in a |
.old and naked cell, or IN a public |
crowded with men,
'.As the young women tOtter along |
@ prison. is it any wonder that she
,ithers to herself:
Would that / were q idiot! Alas! |
$ it not possible that 1 may become
wen now luny? Then I should be re-
'pected.' Josiah Aliens Wyc.
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.